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this cloaked man tried to steal Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber from Bast Castle, Darth Vader's fortress on Vjun, some twenty-two years after the Sith Lord killed the Jedi on the first Death Star. During the early years of the New Republic, Orloc remained hidden on Exis Station, searching for the lost lore of the Jedi and the Sith. He posed as a master of the Dark Side of the Force, but he actually had very little sensitivity to the Force. He always wore a purple robe, into which he had woven control buttons and a variety of gadgets. These gadgets allowed him to control his surroundings, giving him the appearance of using the Force to manipulate objects. When he learned of the possiblity that Kenobi's blade on on Vjun, Orloc made a quick trip to Vjun to verify the rumor. He was amazed to find that the Jedi Master Tionne had also heard the rumors, and had prepared for the possibility that the Jedi might also turn up on Vjun. Tionne arrived shortly after Orloc, along with fellow Jedi Master Ikrit and three students - Anakin Solo, Tahiri Veila, and Uldir Lochett. However, Orloc's lack of real power kept him from being able to obtain the artifact. Hoping to use the young boy Uldir as an unwitting accomplice, Orloc promised the boy more power than he could imagine if he was able to penetrate the fortress and steal the lightsaber. However, Uldir was rescued by Tionne and Ikrit, and the lightsaber was returned to Yavin 4. Also located during the rescue was a Jedi Holocron, which was turned over to Luke Skywalker. Orloc and his mercenaries fled into space, returning to their base of operations on Exis Station. On Exis, Orloc reprogrammed all of the droids to do his bidding, leaving his own time free to develop new ways to pretend to use the Force. Throughout his self-imposed exile, Orloc dreamed of capturing Kenobi's weapon and the Jedi Holocron he had encountered on Vjun. Uldir, hoping to redeem himself and prove that he could use the Force, stole the Kenobi lightsaber from the Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4 and traveled to Exis Station, hoping to gain favor with - and training from - Orloc. However, when he realized that Orloc was offering empty promises, Uldir turned the table on him and helped the Jedi defeat Orloc and recover the lightsaber. With his false contact with the Force revealed, Orloc again fled into the depths of space.